A last minute shopping excursion leads to a Christmas miracle in the country.

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Maud Montgomery. Of course Santa Claus will come, said Jimmy Martin confidently.

Jimmy was ten, and at ten it is easy to be confident.

Why, he has got to come because it is Christmas Eve,

and he has always come. You know that, Twins.

Yes, the Twins knew it.

And chaired by Jimmy's superior wisdom, their doubts passed away.

There had been one terrible moment when Theodora had sighed,

and told them they mustn't be too much disappointed if Santa Claus did not come this year because the crops had been poor, and he mightn't have had enough presents to go around.

That doesn't make any difference to Santa Claus! scoffed Jimmy. You know as well as I do, Theodore Apprentice, that

Santa Claus is rich, whether the crops fail or not. They failed three years

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